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Staverton| Byfield| Upper Boddington| Woodford Halse| Napton| Newnham| Daventry| Braunston| Southam| Welton
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Holidays
I often stayed with my grandparents during my school holidays, spending many happy hours working alongside the men at Stan Shepherd's farm. I still visit the village and feel very much at peace when I walk round. If anyone remembers Mr. and Mrs Burbidge or has any stories I would love to know.
Northamptonshire memories
My Great Grandfather William Southam
My Great Grandfather William was born Catesby 1829, any information on the Southam family would be much appreciated. Patricia Ann
Ashby St Ledger Northants Noon Family
Ann Southam birth 1865 Catesby, Northants, married James Nown (Noon) birth 1863 Ashby St Ledger Married 1885 Ashby St Ledger, children Caroline 1886 Percival James 1889 John Southam 1891 Alice Ida Maud Hilda Elizabeth. I am researching my family tree. My Great Grandfather William Southam was born in Catesby Northants 1829. Last year I visited Ashby St Ledger to try and find any information on familes with Surname Noon but had no joy. I have heard some may live in nearby Staverton any information on any living person with the surnames Noon or Southam much appreciated. I would love to meet up. Patricia Birmingham
Early Schooldays.
My memories of Byfield, where I lived on the brand new council estate, in Lovett Road, are idyllic. I was there from age 6 to 10, then we moved to York.
We children had to walk what seemed like miles, in all weathers, to the village school which was on the opposite side of the village. Passing the sweet shop on Dolls Hill, where halfpenny chews, sherbert dips and gobstoppers were the treat of the week, we would race down the hill to the stream at the bottom,over the bridge, then through the centre of the old village which had an Inn on either side of the road. One of these, The Rose & Crown(?) used to be the meeting place for the Hunt, an incredibly exciting and glamorous event...I was lucky enough to get "blooded" one year, much to the horror of my Mother.
The smell of fresh bread coming from Mr. Smith's used to slow us down, and we used to peer through the door at the very... Read more
Childhood Byfield
I have just discovered this thanks to my son-in-law who lives in Pennsylvania USA. I lived in Byfield from 1952 to 1965. My father, Eric, was the landlord of the New Inn which later became the Cross Tree. He retired in 1965 and we moved to Leicester where I still live. As with other contributors I can well remember the bakehouse - everyone taking their joints there on a Sunday morning to be roasted as the ovens were always on. Russels shop, Jack Boddingtons cycle shop - he used to recharge the accumulators - a type of battery which supplied the power to radios in peoples homes - no TV then. That is just a very brief part of my memories It will be interesting to see if anyone remembers me.
When I Was A Boy Living in Badby
As a boy I used to cycle or walk through Badby Woods (then lovely-now wrecked) into Fawsley Park and fish all day in two of the Lakes. The Hall was deralict in those days and supposedly haunted by the "White Lady". Later the Hall was taken over by a Timber Company. Nobody bothered us kids fishing. I joined the RAF in 1955 and when I returned to the area 30 years later Fawsley Hall was a Hotel, Fawsley Park is now Private property and fishing the Lakes costs a fortune. Badby is now a Rich mans dorma village with no shops (used to have 3), no Pubs (used to have 2) and no character (used to have loads). All the family's who lived there when I did have all but gone. Progress ?????
Boddington School - Maureen Simpson.
I attended the school from 1946-1951. The teacher at first was Miss Semper, who I do not remember too well. After her came Mrs. Pat Bishop, who was a lovely lady, she and her husband lived in the school house in the playground. She was influential in getting the first children from Boddington through to Grammar School, giving extra classes after school in her own home. I remember her getting us musical instruments, and taking us down the fields to study wild life and flowers. She had a dog which had too many puppies to feed, and we used to bottle feed some of the pups after school. Mrs. Bishop was a wonderful teacher, and influence on all our lives, I am sure. There were still only about 2 dozen children at the school when I left, I believe the village had approx. 100 residents in those days, as did Lower Boddington.
